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Sports Psychology is Something that every Athlete and Coach should Know about.

While the physical condition of the body will obviously make or break an athlete's ability to perform; full athletic potential is unlikely to ever be realised, unless the state of mind is also in optimum condition.

An elite athlete can do remarkable things when their mind is determined, and trained to push beyond the point where others might give up. Just as the mind can over ride the physical condition of the human body; the physical condition can also over ride the mind.
Sports psychology needs to not only understand the mind and how it can dominate the body; but it is equally as important to understand the body and how it can impact on the mind.

Consider Body Temperature
Temperature stress can cause aches and pains; and being physically uncomfortable can become a source of psychological stress.

Heating the body on a cold day or cooling on a hot day can reduce this physical stress. This may be important before and after sport. It can also be important to understand temperature during sport; particularly when the sporting performance has a lengthy duration, during very cold or very hot weather.

There are lots of different ways to heat or cool the body, including:

Heating a building or room with a wood fire, gas, oil or electric heater

Cooling a building or room with reverse cycle air conditioning, evaporative coolers or fans

Bathing in hot or cold water, in a bath, shower, swimming pool or spa.

Wearing appropriate clothing

Drinking cold or hot beverages

Sometimes certain parts of the body may benefit from treatment, because it may be only one part of the body that is too hot or too cold; for example, applying heat to sore muscles or cold to an infected part of the body. The body’s natural reaction to infection is to raise the body’s temperature to counter the infection; whether an ant bite or a bacterial infection. If the temperature rises too much or too fast though, this can cause complications; so cooling may be beneficial to manage the level of physical stress.

Cooling or warming parts of the body may be achieved in various ways including:

Wheat packs heated in a microwave oven

Cold packs or ice packs, cooled in a freezer

Foot baths

Electric heat pads

Sponge baths (Wiping tepid waster over the face or elsewhere)

Clothing, or blankets covering one part of the body but not other parts

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